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Rains likely to lead to issue for kharif acreage in India, reveals records Horticulture

.1 minutes went through Final Improved: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The place under kharif additionally boosted throughout the full week finished August 23 as sowing was actually nearly total in a lot of crops. Records presented that till August 23, kharif crops have actually been sown in around 106.5 thousand hectares-- virtually 2 per cent much more than the region covered throughout the same period last year yet 2.81 per-cent less than the typical acreage (which is the average of the final 5 years). The bright side is actually that the areas under arhar, peanut, soybean, and cotton are greater than their five-year standard. Nonetheless, all eyes will definitely get on the weather in the upcoming couple of full weeks as surplus rains in September can flood fields and cause lodging which is bad for the final return. Till August 27, the South west monsoon has actually been actually 7 percent more than normal with Central as well as Southern India taping rainfalls which were greater than 17 per cent surplus up until now in the season. With La Nina setting in, the storms might get back at more powerful.
Initial Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.